Presently I have a 4 square based on the article in section 6.3 of ON4UN's Low Band Dxing, 2nd edition. I have 4 posts with a vertical wire from each pulled up to the top of the 80' tower. I am using
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If you want more gain, ADD MORE RADIALS ! de Tom N4KG ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get comple
Tony, Only one radial per vertical is killing your gain. You should have at least four radials per vertical if in a ground plane configuration. if ground mounted then mo' wire = mo' better--just do n
Hi Tony, AV80 I'd bet money your Cushcraft vertical, using only four radials, is several dB weaker than it could be with a good ground system. It is not surprising the 4 square only has about the sam
Tony, I am using the same antenna here. I have had confidence that this one seems to be working. I say "seems" because the only thing I have to compare it too is a 1/4 wave sloper and comparisons wit
Hello fellow 80 M 4 SQ. user, Will describe mine and give you some performance numbers. I was considering changing over to something you are describing, but after speaking with Jack, W1WEF who has do
Tony; Ur post forwarded to us. For starters; without modeling, it sounds as i fthe verticals are coupling to the tower at 80'; a bit too low for connection. We suggest the Tee Top Vertical config: cu
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I don't know how this relates to 80 meters, but I have extensive 160 meter data taken during a series of tests morning after morning on 160 meters with VK3ZL and ZL2REX, and other DX stations. I hav
Most people fail to realize that ON4UN's single elevated radial per element 80 meter four square is placed above his 160 meter ground plane. On page 9-40 of "Antennas and Techniques for Low Band DX-